When teaching family members how to care for an ill member, upon which person will the nurse typically concentrate teaching?
A. Teach the family member with the most strength and competence to do what must be done to ensure that it gets done.
B. Teach the ill member what must be done because he/she is responsible for his/her own care.
C. Teach the weakest family member what must be done because that will strengthen his/her position in the family.
D. Teach the wife/mother what must be done because caring for others is a female role and expectation.
ANS: A
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